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The Geiranger fjord, a UNESCO’s world heritage site

Have you ever heard about the Geiranger fjord? If not, you really have to know how list what it is and how fascinating it is.

As the name suggests, it is a fjord located in Norway. It means it is a long and narrow inlet with steep cliffs or mountains, created in a valley carved out by the glacial activity which took places during one of the ice ages.

The longest fjord, Sognefjorden, reaches 1300 meters (4265ft) below the sea level, while the others are deeper than the adjacent sea. Above the water level mountains rise up to 2000 meters, and it´s an amazing view of nature.

The fascinating Lake Como

Lake Como, surrounded by mountains, hosts medieval churches, opulent villas and magnificent gardens. That’s why it offers visitors some of the most spectacular scenery that can be seen in Italy. One of the best views of the lake can be admired from Laglio, the town where George Clooney bought a villa.

Traveling along the Strada Regina road, along the lakeside, one of the first stop is Cernobbio, the town hosting the famous villa Villa Erba, associated to the Italian director Luchino Visconti. It is another very interesting place to visit and it’s a popular lakeside celebrity hang out: you can find some of the Hollywood actors and actresses walking around Piazza Rinascimento.

The Tuscan Maremma

The Maremma is that area of Tuscany which was the heartland of the Etruscans stretches during the past.

After the Etruscan era, the area deteriorated and became infested by malarial mosquito. This is why it was inhabited only by shepherds or cowboys, the so-called “butteri”.

It’s only during the 50’s that the mosquitos were eliminated once and for all. Finally the place turned out to be one of the last unspoilt stretches of the Italian coastline.

Visiting Taormina to travel back in time

Taormina is one of the most famous Italian scities. Located in Sicily, the place inspired not writers of the caliber of Goethe, Maupassant and Wilde, but also stylists such as Dior, and pf course a long list of kings, and princesses who wanted to spent at least one holiday there.

It is not hard at all imaging why: the city has fashionable beaches, dating back the Hellenic period. The Greek presence can be seen in the well-known theater which is composed by two impressive Corinthian columns. In
the same area there are the rests of a Greek temple, which was one of the most important ones back in that time. There is also the so-called Antiquarium, a small museum where there are treasures of the ancient city.

An interesting tour in Verona

When you think about Verona, you only think about the famous Juliet‘s balcony. But the city definitely offers more than this. For example, have you ever visit her tomb? Located a little bit outside the walls of the city, in the convent of San Francesco al Corso, there is Juliet’s Tomb, which is open to visitors.

They have access to the underground crypt where the sarcophagus is housed via the cloisters. Even if many studies show that there is no way she could have been buried there, thanks to the atmosphere that the ancient church offers, you can forget about it and let you totally believe in this magic sort of legend.

Food and wine from Sant Pere de Ribes, Spain

One of reasons why Sant Pere de Ribes is very famous is its food, and, of course, its wine. Visiting Spain is more than taking pictures of the main monuments in Barcelona or Madrid. Once tourists are in a foreign country, in fact, they should decide to explore the place in order to understand the local culture.

The fine gastronomy available in Sant Pere de Ribes can be described as traditional, yet with all the creativity typical of the ingredients used in the Mediterranean cuisine.